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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
appealing
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
attentions
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
aunt
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Months went by.
called
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From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
Carnac
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From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
Charlemont
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From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
Destiny
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From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
drawings
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From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
friend
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
hour's
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
Junia
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
letter
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
made
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From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
man
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
message
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
mills
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
mission
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
Months
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From this reading Months went by.
mother
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From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
new
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From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
notice
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
paint
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From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
perhaps
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
place
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From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
pursued
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
sadness
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
saw
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
sick-service
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
successfully
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
Tarboe
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In them Destiny made new drawings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
troubled
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
undercurrent
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months went by.
West
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his mother, Carnac went to paint at a place called Charlemont.
work
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
written
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From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Tarboe pursued his work at the mills successfully; Junia saw nothing of Carnac, but she had a letter from him, and it might have been written by a man to his friend, yet with an undercurrent of sadness that troubled her.
yielded
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From this reading She might, perhaps, have yielded to the attentions of Tarboe, had not an appealing message come from her aunt, and at an hour's notice went West again on her mission of sick-service.
